Van Dyke brown prints at the MOMA

FRISCHSL@jccw22.cc.sunyjcc.edu
Sun, 25 Aug 1996 13:04:08 -0400

From: NAME: Shauna Frischkorn
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TEL: <FRISCHKORN, SHAUNA AT A1 AT JCCV03>
To: in%"alt-photo-process@cse.unsw.edu.au"@mrgate@jccw22

During a recent visit to NYC I saw an exhibit at MOMA entitled
"Thinking Print," a show featuring prints made by contemporary artists
from 1980-1995.

In a publication that accompanied the show, the print is defined as
"...a print is a work of art usually created on paper through the use
of a printing press." The publication features printing methods such
as woodcut, etching, lithograph, mezzotint and linoleum cut.

I was intrigued to find a series of Van Dyke brown prints (from
negatives) included in the exhibit. I had always thought that
processes such as Van Dyke brown or cyanotype were considered to be
photographs, not prints.

Any thoughts on this subject?

Shauna
frischsl@jccw22.cc.sunyjcc.edu